Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

Iaverly pays the vocal corps of the Masto-
dons the neat sum of $3.50 week.
Henry f. Dixey's buresque on Faust is
said to be in shape for production.
"rhe Black Flag" is one of the few ENGLISH
melodramas that holds its own in this coun-
try.
The Princess Beatrice writes music and
plays the piano and organ with marked
ability.
Nine Pauline Lucca has received the medal
for art and science from the Prince Regent
OF Bavaria
The Thnlia Opera company has made such
a failure in San Francisco that 1t has closed
prematurely.
Pretty little Ida Mule is singing the part
of Rose Maybud in John Stetscn's "1tuddy-
gore" company"
Ernest Legouve, the veteran dramatic
author, is called the DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes OF France.
Chicago is to have new theater called the
Haymarket.. 1t will hold 1000 persons with
prices to suit everybody.
Colonel Frank Burr has rewritten .'Miz-
pah,' Fred Eustis' comic opera ard thinks
that it will be a success in its new FORM
Minna Gale will be the leading lady of the
Booth-Barrett company next season, anu +.
J. Buckley will have the leading juvenile
roles.
Emma Abbott sang in "Il Trovatore" to
the president and Mrs Cleveland on Tues
day night at the National theater in Wash
ington
1t is said that Elizabeth Gorewath famous
Russian tragedienne, has been making ar
rangementS for a tour in the Oniteu States
next fall.
Haverly cleared slsO,OoO on the Mastodons
the first two years the troupe was in eX-
istence. aud his profits this season have been
very large.
Lizzie May Ulmer, the soubrette star, is
looking for an engagement for the coming
sea 'On In the meantime she invites offers
for new play.
Charles Overton has caoled to America for
the English rights to Clay NJ. Greene's
Golden Giant" but negotiations have not
yet been entered INTO.
minstrels is said to have invented more
successful special acts than any other
comedian in the business.
King Milan, OF Servia. has taken to writ.
ing plays and having them enacted on the
public stage. Close upon the heels of this
announcement comes the news that Queen
Natile has left her liege and will not live
with him any more.
Miss Freda Nardyz, who was so successful
in the part of Mathlda in LED Astray.' re
Gently produced by the Drew Dramatic asso-
in Our American Cousin" at McCaulI's
Opera house OH May 20.
| Before the interstate commerce law went
into effect Colonel McCaull could take his
about $500 Their latest trip from Chicago
| to New York cost $1,000 for railroad tickets
| alone. This did not include sleeping car
| fares, which the members OF the company
| paid themselves.
Henry Irving intends to add to his roper
drama of siThe Dead Heart" 'The Dead
Heart" now about thirty years old, has long
remained disused. The late Benjamin Web
ster was highly distinguished in it on the
| English stage, while in America it was the
chief feature in the repertory of the late Ed
win Adams.
The Philadelphia Press states that "The
Boston ideal Opera company has gone to
which every member OF the troupe took a
| part The completeness with which this
| once harmonious and prosperous organiza-
tion has been DESTROYED by Jealonsy, bad bad
plainly enough that the age OF spectacular
laundering is not yet over"
The clever people at the japanese Village,
No. 1917 Chestnut street. Phila:, have made
| hit with their performance OF real Jap
anese play 1t is certainly most interest
| lng affair, as well as truly novel exhibition.
| The play is interpreted to tine audience SO
that every one can understand what it is
and their pantomimic action is certainly re-
| markabe. The piece is quantity put upon
the stage of Temple hall, and the scenery
| and costumes excite wonder and admiration.
| Inc New OrK MlTrOr mas ttllS llttle aneC-
dOte of a railroad man and manager: ID.
X. Wood, the general passenger agent OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, applied at the Arch
street theatre; Philadelphia, for four seats for
the house management and enjoyed the play.
| though Harry Mann states that he would
| have been refused admttance had he known
| of IL. In spite of the fact that he liked the
| piece, however, the company were charged
an excess for baggage on their trip to this
city,"
! While Carl Rosa was working himself up
| to the successful position that he now Occu.
| pies it was to be noted as a singular cOnci-
dence that his principal soprano, principal
| contraltO and principal TENOR were all ONO
| people. Miss Gaylord, Miss YOrke and Mr..
| Packard did not little to put English opera
on firm basis in England. Naturally, Mr..
! has indicated 1t by engaging Miss Amelia
| Louise Groll, born in Cleveland and music
ally educated in Cincinnati and Paris, Tor
| his London season.
Nine Bernhardt's jewels are probably more
both from financial rs well as historical
standard. She has pearls by the pint; dia-
| monds from every field and court in the
| in the world and in every Imaginable style
| Uf setting; birdS, flowers, insects and designs
| symbolic of ancient and medieval time are
| among the treasured ornaments, and some OF
| the most exquisite specimens OF Egyptian,
| Hungarian, Indian and Persian workman
ship are used on the "TheOdora" costumes.
Two new operas to be produced in New
/ York during the summer months by Colonel
McCaull are ~ acQuette" and ''lhe Bellman. "
The former under the name OF La Ber.
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